František Kaberle

František Kaberle (born 6 August 1951 in Kladno, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Kaberle spent the majority of his career with HC Kladno where he won five Czechoslovak Extraliga championships and was instrumental in the team's exhibition game victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1977. He was also a member of the Czechoslovak national ice hockey team in the mid-1970s winning the World Championships twice, in 1976 and 1977. He also played at the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Personal life He is the father of Tomáš Kaberle and František Kaberle, who both went on to play in the National Hockey League.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1970–71 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 25 2 0 2 12 8 0 0 0 4 1971–72 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 36 5 7 12 28 — — — — — 1973–74 ASD Dukla Jihlava Czechoslovakia — — — — — — — — — — 1974–75 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 44 2 13 15 34 — — — — — 1975–76 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 21 6 5 11 6 — — — — — 1976–77 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 44 4 24 28 26 — — — — — 1977–78 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 43 9 18 27 20 — — — — — 1978–79 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 44 8 15 23 24 — — — — — 1979–80 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 42 1 11 12 26 — — — — — 1980–81 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 10 0 6 6 6 — — — — — 1981–82 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 37 7 7 14 30 — — — — — 1982–83 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 16 1 5 6 10 — — — — — Czechoslovakia totals 362 45 111 156 222 8 0 0 0 4